Starfall

Category: Sci-Fi

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.

She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.

The morning light filtered through the curtains, painting the room in soft gold.

Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.

The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.

A knock at the door changed everything.

The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.

The end.

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